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religion_n	church_n	england_n	rome_n	5,202	5	6.8819	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55631	A postscript to the Observators first volume, or, The answer of Miles Prance to several of those papers wherein he finds himself most traduced and slandered with some notes to be added to Observator Numb. 8 of the 2d volumn [sic].	Prance, Miles, fl. 1678-1689.; L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1684 (1684)	Wing P3175; ESTC R28157	35,305	24

Parish which of the two Mr. L'Estrange or I have most constantly frequented Divine Service or been oftnest at receiving the Holy Communion there But let us go on with the Observator This was mighty kindly taken let me tell ye and if Mr. Prance goes on with a certain business this Term Mr. Claxton will stand by him as far as 100 l. goes for his Civility Observ. And what may that Business be Trim. He 's resolv'd to try a touch with you about the Scandal of the Screws you 'd give an Hundred Guinneys Composition for it with all your heart he says This is still the dreams of the Observator he first Charges Claxton with Champerty and Maintenaire Crimes highly punishable by our Laws and then Avers that I should say He that is the Observator would give mea 100 Guinneys Composition 'T is most true I believe that his Papers I mean wherein I am Concern'd are most justly Indictable for Libels and besides the Author answerable on an Action of Scandal but that I then threatned it or had any discourse tending that way is false what if formerly I declin'd suing him on Advice of a good old Proverb or what if I still have a mind to be reveng'd on him by forgiving him the Gentleman is not to prescribe to me either the time or measures I shall take for Righting my self Observ. Yes yes I heard as much from whom I beseech you and that he had a Guinney for an Halter for me 't was ill husbandry a Two-penny one would serve as well And so Prance and Claxton took their Turns at the Ribaldry and you and your Spies were nobly imploy'd to make Observators on 't while a splay-fac'd Animal that was there made at third man and gave a wry-mouth Amen to 't This latter Clause may serve as an Index of Mr. L'Estranges Conscience Respect to Truth Honesty and Common Civility since therein with an Vnmannerly Bussconry bestows the Language of his oft Cited Authors Western Barg-men upon a Gentleman of as comely a Person as good Quality setting Commission aside and I believe I may say as fair an Estate as himself so over credulous he is to Reports and so rash in stinging abroad his Squibbs and Scandals in Print without the least Colour of Truth any appearance of Reason or pretence of Provocation For the truth of this matter was thus Claxton and I did go into the Grecian Coffee-House and sat Chatting there for some time two strange Gentlemen in the Room being officiously informed as I understand of my Name did it seems Eves-drop our talk and at last Removed to us and began to quarrel with me about Mr. L'Estrange alledging that I should say I would give a Guinney for an Halter for him Tho'l do not know nor to the best of my Remembrance believe that I said any such thing hereupon words being mutually Bandied and another matter of which by and by falling into debate the Gentlemen grew so furious that one of them threatned to Cane me and I observing he had never a Cane and unwilling a Gentleman should lose his Humour Civilly profer'd him mine but he was not pleas'd to make use on 't and so Claxton and I went out of the House as soon after the said two persons also did And tho' they were and are altogether Strangers to both of us yet by their Garb and Meen I take them still to be Gentlemen and consequently do not believe they were the Observators Mercuries but rather think that the little dapper Boddice-maker who possibly had no better Imployment might be the Observators Intelligencer only this is to be Noted that whilst the two unknown were Railing and Upbraiding me with several stories which I suppose they had taken up meerly on the Credit of an Observator there happening to be in the Room by Chance one Squire Penny and who was if he still be not a Roman Catholick he was Generously pleased to stand up and say to this Effect Gentlemen I have known Mr. Prance for 20 years and above and never knew or heard that ever he wrong'd Man Woman or Child For his late Actions I have nothing to say I pity him meerly for which Civil Attestation of truth from a Gentleman that had known me from my youth Mr. Observator falls foul upon him with the slovenly Epithets of Splay-fac'd Wry-mouth'd c. Now if this be sufferable I know not any Gentleman that can be safe from being exposed at the like or a worse rate in Print if he do not quickly Fee the Observator with a Present But Mr. Observator that feigns so many things as said there which were not omits one matter which was the chief subject of our Debate which was whether Mr. L'Estrange did not hand the Paper Intituled THE LORD PETRE's LETTER to the Press which no doubt his Informers told him of as well as the rest and I believe 't was that put him into such an heat tho' he prudently declines to mention it for I did tell the Gentlemen that I heard and doubted not to prove that Mr. Braddil in Bartholomew Close who Printed the Letter had declared that Mr. L'Estrange brought or sent the same to him to be Printed but withall gave him instructions not to Print his the said Mr. Braddils name to it Now if this should happen to be true that Mr. L'Estrange was the occasion of publishing that Paper wherein all our worthy Protestant-Writers and amongst them the most Learned KING IAMES and the Right Reverend the present Bishop of Lincoln who have charg'd the Church of Rome with holding and teaching the Doctrine of Deposing and taking up Arms against and Murdering of Heretical Kings are traduc'd as false Accusers and therein to have been Malicious and Ignorant Nay a Paper which on the same score flyes in the Face of the whole Church of England and directly gives her the Lye who for many years in her Publick Establish't Liturgy avow'd the Faith of the Church of Rome to be Faction and her Religion Rebellion I would demand of Mr. L'Estrange or any of his Guinney-givers whether the causing of such a Paper to be publish't be to be numbered amongst the Good-services he has done for the Church of England In the mean time go on But faith Trimmer remember Mr. L'Estrange is a severe Magistrate against swearing when Prance ' s hand is in he should do well to go through with his Work and I 'le give ye now a piece of History that is New to ye and yet this New-By-blow is of such a Ricketty feeble Constitution that it has been four years crawling in the dark before it could waddle abroad in the standing stool of an Observator and puts down forty of his Antependiums Some lies 't is acknowledg'd are heavier than others For 't were a thousand pities that a man that is so willing should want Materials Trim. We shall have some tedious Tale now but pray will you make it as short as